Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Finland
Finland: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 264,220 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Finland recorded 264,220 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Finland peaked at 1.11 million animals in 1964 and was at its lowest, 259,590 animals, in 2022.
Finland ranks 99th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 957,811 animals | 821,700 animals | 1.11 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 747,580 animals | 650,500 animals | 855,800 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 605,790 animals | 497,800 animals | 648,500 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 435,910 animals | 370,800 animals | 512,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 318,979 animals | 272,600 animals | 368,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 275,497 animals | 269,400 animals | 284,850 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 262,498 animals | 259,590 animals | 264,800 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.44 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 908,230 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Finland?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Finland was 264,220 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million animals in 1964.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,590 animals in 2022.
- How does Finland rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Finland ranks 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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